Free Iraqi Army

The Free Iraqi Army (FIA) was a Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq that was active from 9 November 2012 to August 2014. The FIA was formed in western Iraq from Sunni-majority provinces, and it had the goal of overthrowing the Shia-dominated Iraqi government with the support of the Syrian Opposition in Syria, should they prevail in the Syrian Civil War. The FIA also had presences in Fallujah, al-Qaim, and Mosul, and the group was alleged to be either a front or ally of al-Qaeda in Iraq, despite its claim that it was enemies with the Salafists. The group was allies with the Naqshbandi Army, the MCIR, SCJL, and the Free Syrian Army, and it was enemies with the Iraqi government and the Special Groups. The FIA disappeared during the Islamic State's offensive of late 2014.